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Scolanthus Gosse 1853

Description

Scolanthus Gosse, 1853

Edwardsiidae with body divisible into scapus and capitulum. Proximal part of body rounded and provided with nemathybomes; nemathybomes scattered or forming several longitudinal lines on scapus. At least eight microcnemes. Tentacles typically 16 or more in adults, arranged octamerously or hexamerously, those of inner cycle shorter than those of outer cycle. Retractor muscles relatively large, well developed, diffuse to circumscript; parietal muscles distinct, symmetrical, well­developed. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic b ­ and p ­mastigophores. (From Carlgren 1949 and Manuel 1981; see comments in Daly 2002 and below.)

Type species. Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853 by monotypy (Manuel 1981, Fautin et al. 2007).

Notes

Published as part of Daly, Marymegan & Ljubenkov, John C., 2008, Edwardsiid sea anemones of California (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae), with descriptions of eight new species, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 1860 on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183642

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Edwardsiidae
Genus
Scolanthus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Actiniaria
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Gosse
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Scolanthus Gosse, 1853 sec. Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008

References

  • Gosse, P. H. (1853) On new or little known marine animals. Annals of Natural History, Series 2, 12, 153 - 159.
  • Carlgren, O. (1949) A Survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps- Akademiens Handlingar 4 th Series, 1, 1 - 121.
  • Manuel, R. L. (1981) On the identity of the sea anemone Scolanthus callimorphus, Gosse, 1853 (Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae). Journal of Natural History, 15, 265 - 276.